Weidner, AC, Barber, MD, Markland, A, Rahn, DD, Hsu, Y, Mueller, ER, Jakus-Waldman, S, Dyer, KY, Warren, LK, Gantz, MG, and Meikle, S. "Perioperative Behavioral Therapy and Pelvic Muscle Strengthening Do Not Enhance Quality of Life After Pelvic Surgery: Secondary Report of a Randomized Controlled Trial." Physical Therapy 97, no. 11 (November 2017): 1075-1083.
Cindy Louise Amundsen, MD
Roy T. Parker, M.D. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, in the School of Medicine
Campus Mail:
5324 McFarland Drive Suite 310, Box 3192, Durham, NC 27617
Phone:
(919) 684-4647
Email:
cindy.amundsen@duke.edu
- Application of nerve stimulation (Interstim therapy) for control of continence
- Evalaution of botox therapy for urinary urge incontinence
- Evaluation and treatment for nocturnal voiding
- Application of nerve stimulation for control of continence and enable proper voiding in individuals with Spinal cord injuries
- Application of nerve stimulation for urinary retention
- Minimally invasive prolapse surgery using graft material for enhancing pelvic organ prolapse repairs
-Treatment for stress urinary incontinence with minimally invasive techniques
Education and Training
- Urogynecology Fellowship, Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, 1995 - 1996
- Residency, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, 1991 - 1995
- M.D., University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1991
Certifications
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1997
- Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, 2013
Research
Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction / Pelvic Floor Disorders
Selected Grants and Awards
- Duke KURe Program
- Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health
- Effects of Aging and the Urinary Microbiome on Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections
- Duke University Medical Center (DUMC) Pelvic Floor Disorders Network (PFDN) Clinical Site
- Epigenomics in insulin resistance associated overactive bladder
- Advancing the Measurement and Classification of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction
- Neural Prosthetic Control of Continence and Micturition
- Combination Therapy in the Treatment of Urge Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized, Placebo Controlled Trial
- Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network (U01) Supplement
- The Jahnigen Career Development Award (JCDA)
- Nocturnal Deterusor Overactivity In Overactive Bladder Syndrome
- The Effect of Androgens on Sexual Function in Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Publications
Richter, HE, Amundsen, CL, Erickson, SW, Jelovsek, JE, Komesu, Y, Chermansky, C, Harvie, HS, Albo, M, Myers, D, Gregory, WT, Wallace, D, and NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Characteristics Associated with Treatment Response and Satisfaction in Women Undergoing OnabotulinumtoxinA and Sacral Neuromodulation for Refractory Urgency Urinary Incontinence." The Journal of Urology 198, no. 4 (October 2017): 890-896.
Bradley, MS, Bickhaus, JA, and Amundsen, CL. "Vaginal repair of a vesicocervical fistula after labored-cesarean delivery without concomitant hysterectomy." International Urogynecology Journal 28, no. 10 (October 2017): 1603-1604.
Polin, MR, Kawasaki, A, Amundsen, CL, Weidner, AC, and Siddiqui, NY. "Do Mixed-Flora Preoperative Urine Cultures Matter?." Southern Medical Journal 110, no. 6 (June 2017): 426-429.
Richter, HE, Moalli, P, Amundsen, CL, Malykhina, AP, Wallace, D, Rogers, R, Myers, D, Paraiso, M, Albo, M, Shi, H, Nolen, T, Meikle, S, Word, RA, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Urinary Biomarkers in Women with Refractory Urgency Urinary Incontinence Randomized to Sacral Neuromodulation versus OnabotulinumtoxinA Compared to Controls." The Journal of urology 197, no. 6 (June 2017): 1487-1495.
Amundsen, CL, Richter, HE, Wallace, D, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "OnabotulinumtoxinA vs Sacral Neuromodulation for Urgency Incontinence-Reply." JAMA 317, no. 5 (February 2017): 535-536. (Letter)
Bradley, MS, Burke, E, Grenier, C, Amundsen, CL, Murphy, S, and Siddiqui, NY. "URINARY METHYLATION PATTERNS IN WOMEN WITH INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS/BLADDER PAIN SYNDROME." Winter Meeting of the Society-of-Urodynamics-Female-Pelvic-Medicine-and-Urogenital-Reconstruction. Scottsdale, AZ. February 28, 2017 - March 4, 2017.: WILEY-BLACKWELL, February 1, 2017.
Bradley, MS, Burke, E, Grenier, C, Amundsen, CL, Murphy, S, and Siddiqui, NY. "URINARY METHYLATION PATTERNS IN WOMEN WITH INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS/BLADDER PAIN SYNDROME." Winter Meeting of the Society-of-Urodynamics-Female-Pelvic-Medicine-and-Urogenital-Reconstruction. Scottsdale, AZ. February 28, 2017 - March 4, 2017.: WILEY-BLACKWELL, February 1, 2017.
Losada, L, Amundsen, CL, Ashton-Miller, J, Chai, T, Close, C, Damaser, M, DiSanto, M, Dmochowski, R, Fraser, MO, Kielb, SJ, Kuchel, G, Mueller, ER, Parker-Autry, C, Wolfe, AJ, and Mallampalli, MP. "Expert Panel Recommendations on Lower Urinary Tract Health of Women Across Their Life Span." Journal of Women'S Health 25, no. 11 (November 2016): 1086-1096.
Sung, VW, Borello-France, D, Dunivan, G, Gantz, M, Lukacz, ES, Moalli, P, Newman, DK, Richter, HE, Ridgeway, B, Smith, AL, Weidner, AC, Meikle, S, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Methods for a multicenter randomized trial for mixed urinary incontinence: rationale and patient-centeredness of the ESTEEM trial." International Urogynecology Journal 27, no. 10 (October 2016): 1479-1490.